Offspring-Perpetrated Familicide Examining Family Homicides Involving Parents as Victims

摘要: The majority of studies examining familicide involve the male head family killing his wife or intimate partner and children. Little research exists on cases involving children one both parents plus other members (siblings, grandparents, etc.). This study used National Incident-Based Reporting System, which currently contains arrest data for about 25% U.S. population, to examine incidents perpetrated by adult juvenile offenders over 20-year period from 1991 2010. Fourteen two different victim types were identified. None these involved multiple offenders. Frequencies reported include victim, offender, incident characteristics. typical offender was a White approximately 26 years age. Firearms predominated as murder weapons in incidents; however, when biological mother victims, more diverse methods. Only case invol...